Did you know there is a "National Hot Dog Day"??

Do you eat Hot Dog's? If so what do you like on your's and why? I have to have Mayo on mine but sometimes I will use Mustard, Charlie is Ketchup and David is Heinz 57. I know he is weird!! LOL 

                                                                             Cure It!!!!

Americans are craving a cleaner wiener right about now, after an estimated 150 million hot dogs were consumed on National Hot Dog Day (aka, the Fourth of July)  earlier this month. If all those franks were conventional, consumers may be suffering from a fat and sodium hangover with an astounding 2.4 trillion grams of fat and 82.5 trillion milligrams of sodium, not to mention the antibiotics given to most conventionally raised animals.

But there’s good news: a survey from Applegate shows that Americans want a cleaner wiener, with 85 percent saying they would prefer hot dogs with a simple ingredient label and list (and by the way, half the fat and way less sodium). The better news, healthier hot dogs really do exist.

Here are some tips:

How to determine a healthy (versus un-healthy) dogs:

v  Look at the total fat on the hot dog’s nutrition facts.  If the total fat is over five grams you might as well call that hot dog a fat dog.

v  Look at the sodium. Anything over 600 mg is way too much and about one fourth of the recommended amount of sodium an adult should be getting in one day. 

v  Lastly and most importantly, look at the ingredients to see if there is nitrate in the hot dog. Nitrate may be labeled sodium nitrate, nitrite, or sodium nitrites, and all of these should be avoided.

How to prepare a favorite regional hot dog:

v  The Southern Dog: Add Low Calorie BBQ Sauce

v  The Mid-west Dog: Add dill pickles, tomatoes, bell peppers, and brown mustard

v  The Southwest Dog: Add Jalapenos and Spicy Mustard (and/or Salsa)

v  The Northwest Dog: Add low fat cream cheese and caramelized onions

v  The Northeast Dog:  Add low fat chili and low calorie cheese

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Glenda, Charlie and David 

My moms Birthday

Today is Sunday and so I thought I would start the week off with a review on
Gold Label Organic Virgin Coconut Oil that I was able to secure for a review through Tomoson. Even though I was sent a jar all the thoughts in the review are mine and my families no one else. 



I had such big plans for it once it arrived as I knew my mom would be here and it was her Birthday so I thought I would suprise her with a homemade Cocunut Cake. Only God had a surprise for me and the week before her Birthday we had a friend pass away and so she came done early for the Funeral. Not knowing what was in store for my mom I should have made the cake then. But hindsight is 20/20.

So I waited as I knew she would be done the next weekend only I end up getting a phone call saying there are admitting my mom into the hospital. She has since been released but the doctor will not release her to travel. Plus they just found some more spots on her Lungs that may be Cancer.

So I still did not get to make her her cake. But what I did was I had my sister order a bottle of the Coconut Oil for there house and make my moms cake for her as both she and my brother love Coconut Cakes and they both said it was the best one they had ever had.

As for my jar I made David a early Birthday Cake and he loved it and could not stop raving about it. I even had some left and another friend passed away on Friday and Davids mom is using some to make a car for the family. Once I took it over and showed her the container she wanted to take a look at the website which you can as well if you go to http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com/

This is the cake I made for David and I liked that it is Gluten Free as I have a friend who has to live by this diet so on her Birthday I can finally make her a cake that she will be able to eat as well. I love that there is so many recipes on the site as there is so much I want to try out such as the Coconut Pies as this is another of Davids favorite desserts. Plus I even saw a Cheesecake I can make for him.

Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes

• 5 large egg whites, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup of coconut cream (this is the thick cream on top of coconut milk)*
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons coconut flour
• 1 1/2 cup whole sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 10 tablespoons butter (1 1/4 sticks) or coconut oil, cut into 10 pieces and softened
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk egg whites, coconut cream, whole egg, and extracts together in a large bowl until combined. Set aside.

2. In a separate bowl mix coconut flour, whole cane sugar, baking powder and salt together.

3. Using an electric mixer, combing flour mixture with butter pieces or coconut oil, one tablespoon at a time. Add 1 cup of egg mixture, increase the speed to medium-high, and beat until light and semi fluffy. Add the remaining egg mixture in a steady stream and continue to beat until the batter is combined. Mix in shredded coconut.

4. Pour batter into a 9×13 pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with a few crumbs attached. The cake will be very golden brown. Let cool before frosting.

5. Frost cooled cake. Top with toasted coconut and serve.

* For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

Recipe submitted by Philip, Eugene, OR

If I did not watch David he would just sit and eat it right out of the jar as he loves the way it tastes.I like how easy and versitle it is to use. I can tell you that I think it would make a nice Gift to give at Christmas for people who bake. As you could give them some of the items off the site and they could see what they could come up with to make as there is also a flour they sell. 

If you have not heard of this I hope you take the time to check it out as I am sure you and your family would enjoy it just as much as mine did.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Glenda, Charlie and David

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I am trying my best to lose weight and I am not to good at exercise. But since I would like for my son to be healthy, I am doing my best to find some exercise that we can do together. This way I will feel better and hopefully my son will do as well. He Loves to play outside and once in a while I walk him to school but I just do not think this is enough. What would you suggest I do? What types of exercise would you suggest I do to help us both out?

He is in school and he does tumbling and also a Moving and Grooving class but that does not get me any exercise. So can you help me figure out what the right kind of exercise would be good for me and my son? My friends told me a new type of exercises which are the Beach Body, Extreme Body Workout and 90 Day Review. I think we are going to try these things.

There is a walking track at his school and I can use it but it does not allow children on it and it takes 17 laps to make a mile and I am not sure if a mile is enough per day. Plus what would I do with my son while I walk? If I walk while he is in school then I can not be there to help out in his class room which is not good as the teacher counts on me. So once again can you help me decide how I can get some exercise.

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